hidden europe 69

Water is a recurrent theme in issue 69 as we take time out on Hebridean and Adriatic islands and explore the Wadden Sea coastline.

We relax in a riverside park in Bulgaria, watching the Danube waters slip by, and we have a distinctly Danish coastal experience as we venture out to Grenen at the extremity of the great sandy spit at Skagen.

Picture above: The ‘stilt houses’ of Sankt Peter-Ording these days function mainly as restaurants and bars. They are connected by elevated walkways to the mainland (photo © Arnd Drifte / dreamstime.com).

Summary

Water is a recurrent theme in issue 69 as we take time out on Hebridean and Adriatic islands and explore the Wadden Sea coastline.

We relax in a riverside park in Bulgaria, watching the Danube waters slip by, and we have a distinctly Danish coastal experience as we venture out to Grenen at the extremity of the great sandy spit at Skagen.

Editorial hidden europe 69

In this 69th issue of hidden europe we look, possibly more than in any preceding issue, to our coastlines and inshore waters for inspiration. We visit islands off Croatian and Scottish coasts, take boat trips through Greek and Norwegian waters, stand at the point where the Skagerrak meets the Kattegat and explore Germany's Wadden Sea.

Making waves: Havila style in Norwegian waters

Havila Voyages is a Norwegian shipping operator which is now bringing its own style to Norway’s coastal voyage – a very special slow travel adventure which until now has been run exclusively by Hurtigruten. With two Havila ships already in use, and two more making their debut on the coastal voyage in 2023, Havila Voyages is upping its challenge to the incumbent operator.

Ireland's coasts

We are quietly in awe of how the editors and publishers ever managed to bring The Coastal Atlas of Ireland to print. This is a magnificent volume, one that draws on geography, geology and cultural studies to present an encyclopaedic account of Ireland’s coastline.